Video Lighting Question
 

Anyone know of a cheaper but still pretty good quality Kino Flo type lighting?

Sort of like Alien Bee is to ProFoto (yes I know these are strobes).

Thanks

My next question would be: Why can't I just go to Home Depot, buy a 4 lamp bank, and put Kino Flo lamps in it? Is it the wattage?

Ok, I figured out the second question. Anyone know of any cheaper set ups, or do I need to just spend the $1k per unit?

whats makes kinos so magic is the dimmer with out losing color tempature . . you won't get that at home depot . . sorry. I use mole-richardson biax myself, same deal as kino . . bit cheaper, maybe. self contained unlike kinos . . . . if you just want daylight balanced florecent tube, any hardware store of fish store has those . . -bmb

where are you located?

Long Beach, CA

Thanks, I'll look for those other lights too, they're not in my B&H catalog.

Edit: Yes they are, nevermind, $250 cheaper. :)

hit me with an email. I'll intro you to the mole guys and get ya a break in price . .

B & H is great if you want a good price, minus the taxes, but a good way to know what you are buying in advance is to go to the huge Samy's cameras in L.A. (not too far from where you are).

You can see a side-by-side comparison of products, including Kino-Flo.

Besides what is on their showroom floor, you may be able to arrange to have them set up lighting combinations for you to check out (they did this for me). They have a great staff.

Also, they WILL negotiate on pricing. They have matched B & H pricing for me. Be sure to ask about any sales coming up too.

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sammys doesn't carry the biax on the showroom . . you can alays go to kino if ya want and look at lights too . . done it several times in fact . . I gennerally just go to mole to get mole stuff . . easiest way . .get 20-30 off and the TV tax of 2.8

BTW kino doesn't really allow the deals much room to move around as other venders would . . I've seen the books . . just so ya know